Crop Management
"There will be some decline in exports," said Justin Shepherd, senior economist with Farm Credit Canada. He added there will be a chance to increase meal and oil exports, although much of the oil will be diverted to biofuel markets in North America.
Crop Management
Rivers face increased demand and dwindling water supply
First Nations and sensitive delta environment at highest risk as users scramble for an increasingly limited resource
First Nations in areas such as the Saskatchewan River Delta in northern Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border could face environmental degradation due to lower flows, said Lucas Vonderbank of the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering.
Markets so far shrugging off reports of flooded Chinese wheat fields
China's prime wheat-growing region received a deluge of rain at the end of harvest. Reuters reports that fields of ripe wheat in Henan province were flooded the week ending May 28. That province produced 28 percent of last year's wheat crop.
Consider moisture before spraying flea beetle
“Canola can take a lot of damage before you actually need to spray. The conditions that make me worried for flea beetles though, are the hot and dry conditions because that makes the flea beetle bites on the plants worse. When it’s hot and dry, the plant can’t compensate for having these holes in it and then the holes lead to increased drying,” said Tyler Wist, an Agriculture Canada research scientist who studies flea beetles.
Automation may help with inexperienced labour
Autonomous equipment is expected to make it easier to hire inexperienced people to operate expensive equipment.
Waterhemp’s genetic adaptations discovered
Genetic mutations make it possible for the weed to rapidly adapt to agricultural conditions and environmental changes
A single waterhemp plant can grow 2.5 centimetres a day and, in a growing season, each single plant can produce up to 4.8 million seeds.
Online dashboard simplifies bin management
Tool allows connection to in-bin sensors and control devices for remote management via wi-fi or cellular networks
Saskatoon-based Adaptive Agriculture built a bin inventory system, available through its website, that connects to bin sensors and graphs their readings.
Bunge, Viterra merger would create global ag trading giant
Sources last week said Bunge and Glencore Plc-owned Viterra were in talks for a potential mega deal that would further consolidate global agriculture trading and bring Bunge closer in global scale to leading rivals Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and Cargill Inc.
Chickpea price here determined by Turkey, Russia crop
Canadian kabuli chickpea prices in 2023-24 will largely depend on what happens in Russia and Turkey, says a processor of the crop. Colin Young, manager of Midwest Investments, a chickpea cleaner in Moose Jaw, Sask., said those are Canada’s two top competitors and global kabuli chickpea supplies are tight. “If one of those two countries […] Read more
Grain trader Viterra in talks to merge with rival Bunge – source
Global grain trader Viterra is in talks to merge with U.S. rival Bunge Ltd, according to a person familiar with the matter. There is no certainty that Viterra, part-owned by Switzerland-based mining and trading giant Glencore, will be able to reach an agreement on the terms of a deal, the source said, requesting anonymity as […] Read more
